Habitat Selection
Beasley, James C., et al. "A Hierarchical Analysis of Habitat Selection by Raccoons in Northern Indiana." Journal of Wildlife Management, vol. 71, no. 4, 2007., pp. 1125-1133http://search.proquest.com/docview/234228409?accountid=45149.
I believe that Raccoons will choose corn over fish because of the time of the time of year. The corn I am using is already shucked. I did my experiment during the time the of harvest season so there will be a vast amount of corn to eat. “We concluded that home range size was influenced by reproductive behaviors and seasonal food availability.” It is also by a big section line and raccoons like to crawl around in wood piles and fallen trees.” Seasonal differences in habitat selection were most evident at the …show more content…
To me it would make sense for a raccoon to choose the corn over the fish if he is by a corn field. But it also depends on the type of season the raccoons are in mating or not mating. If they are not in mating season they are more carless and curious, but in mating season they are care, sly, and tricky which could cause that raccoon to choose neither fish or corn and move on and take beans, trash, or cat\dog food.
Rosatte, R., Ryckma, M., Ing, K., Proceviat, S., Allan, M., Bruce, L., . . . Davies, J. C. (2010). Density, movements, and survival of raccoons in ontario, canada: Implications for disease spread and management. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(1), 122-135. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/221496673?accountid=45149
Many raccoons are very curious so if they don’t know what the fish tastes like or what it even is, more than likely it will try to eat it. Raccoons also like to eat sweet corn during spring because it provides better milk for the offspring. That could also make the raccoons get tired of eating corn so they might choose the fish more often. One site that I looked at said there are thousands of fish consumed a year by
I believe that Raccoons will choose corn over fish because of the time of the time of year. The corn I am using is already shucked. I did my experiment during the time the of harvest season so there will be a vast amount of corn to eat. “We concluded that home range size was influenced by reproductive behaviors and seasonal food availability.” It is also by a big section line and raccoons like to crawl around in wood piles and fallen trees.” Seasonal differences in habitat selection were most evident at the …show more content…
To me it would make sense for a raccoon to choose the corn over the fish if he is by a corn field. But it also depends on the type of season the raccoons are in mating or not mating. If they are not in mating season they are more carless and curious, but in mating season they are care, sly, and tricky which could cause that raccoon to choose neither fish or corn and move on and take beans, trash, or cat\dog food.
Rosatte, R., Ryckma, M., Ing, K., Proceviat, S., Allan, M., Bruce, L., . . . Davies, J. C. (2010). Density, movements, and survival of raccoons in ontario, canada: Implications for disease spread and management. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(1), 122-135. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/221496673?accountid=45149
Many raccoons are very curious so if they don’t know what the fish tastes like or what it even is, more than likely it will try to eat it. Raccoons also like to eat sweet corn during spring because it provides better milk for the offspring. That could also make the raccoons get tired of eating corn so they might choose the fish more often. One site that I looked at said there are thousands of fish consumed a year by